Bidisha's Corner

Saturday 29 November 2014

Mast Methi Paratha / Methi Thepla / Fenugreek leaves in Indian Bread

Methi / Fenugreek leaves are most loved leafy vegetable and mostly available in large during winter.
Many children don't like to have green leafy veggies directly, this is another method of presenting green leaf in Indian Bread.

Methi paratha/thepla
INGREDIENTS:
Neatly cut and washed fenugreek leaves (a bunch).
Salt to taste, Sugar (1/2 Tsp).
Yoghurt (1 cup).
Maida/ All purpose flour (3 cups). 
/* It can also be made of atta(wheat flour).*/
Roasted cumin powder (1 Tsp), Red chili powder (1 Tsp).
Turmeric powder (1 Tsp).
Luke warm water for kneading.
Oil for dough and also for cooking. 

PROCEDURE:
In a big vessel add maida, cumin powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, sugar and mix well, so that all ingredients mixes up well.
Now add yoghurt, oil (2 TBs) and mix well, knead the contents to a neat tight dough, add little little water when required.
thepla dough
As a tight dough is formed knead well and keep aside in closed for 10 minutes.
Now make small small dumplings out of it.
Roll each dumpling to flat circular over rolling-pin.
Heat tawa and as its heated well, add on flattened rolled circular dough to it, with the help of spatula turn it upside down, now add little oil/ghee with the help of spoon on both sides and fry them golden brown on both side and as its done remove the paratha from pan on to plate.
Similarly follow the same with all the dough, our methi paratha is ready to be served with achar or any other yummy curry.
Children will love to have it, as methi hides inside it has high nutrition value.

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